02/09/2015

Just over a week to Valentine's Day! And what better time to announce that we're currently accepting short story submissions on the theme of Kiss & Breakup?

The deadline is Saturday, 28th February, and stories can be sent via email to info@liarsleaguenyc.com - as usual, all interpretations welcome, but please see the submissions page of our website for full guidelines. Valentine's greetings also welcome!

Selected stories are published on our website, performed by actors for a live audience at New York’s KGB Bar, and podcast via the iTunes Store and Stitcher. Entry is completely free – our aim is simply to bring the very best new fiction to life for one of the most discerning literary audiences in the world.

02/08/2015

The stories and recordings from the night are up on our website now, as well as a free podcast in the iTunes Store and on Stitcher – apart from E James Ford’s reading of Vito J Racanelli’s story “Do Days”, which will be broadcast by the BBC in the not-too-distant future! We’ll keep you posted as to exactly when that’ll be…

For the time being, a huge thanks to our writers, Vito J Racanelli, Mara Sonnenschein, Jeff Bender, Manuel Martinez, and Jax Bischof – and our actors, E James Ford, Amber Bogdewiecz, Ryan Ervin, Kate Chadwick, and Alex C Ferrill – and once again, thank you to all those of you who submitted this month.

We’re still accepting submissions for our next event in April – the theme is KISS & BREAKUP, and the deadline is Saturday, 28th February. As usual, full guidelines on our submissions page!

Do Days was recorded by the BBC for future broadcast. Link coming soon.

The first few weeks after it happened, I came home from St. Sebastian’s School and looked across the street at Steven's basement window. The last time I’d seen him, Steven burst out of that window, the glass exploding into an otherwise quiet June day. He was gone now, but I still expected him to do that each time I passed by. Steven was like that.

When the traffic on the expressway backs up so badly that the cars sometimes don’t move for days, the commuters give up on driving altogether and begin to walk. Some of the refugees head straight for Manhattan two or three miles away, and some head back into the safety of the suburbs, but others wander down our street in what was once an almost a fashionable neighborhood in Brooklyn. They bang on the doors of brownstones, begging for water or a toilet or places to plug in their phones, and that’s when Rachael and I know that it’s time to go scavenging through the abandoned cars, looking for whatever we can eat or drink or sell.

Charlie knocked the scuffed, mean-looking heel of her right Dr. Marten boot against the toe of the left. She knocked the shoes together in time with the swaying of the subway train, stopping only when the cars came to a slow, screeching halt.

01/28/2015

Seriously, which asshole thought this was a good idea for a children's ride?

Hello, 2015! As we leave one year behind us and run headlong into the next, we’re excited to kick off with five fantastic new stories on the theme of ENTRANCES & EXITS! That’s Wednesday, 4th February at KGB Bar – entrance (and exit) is free - and if you need any more incentive, Time Out says it's worth checking out!

It’s a particularly special show this time, as we’ll have the BBC in the house – they’ll be recording Vito Racanelli’s story Do Days, performed by the incredibly talented E James Ford! We’ve also got four more equally excellent stories for you, from the likes of Mara Sonnenschein, Jeff Bender, Manuel Martinez, and Jax Bischof – with performances from Amber Bogdewiecz, Ryan Ervin, Kate Chadwick, and Alex C Ferrill. Congratulations to all our writers, and a massive thanks to the many writers who submitted this month – we had some very difficult choices to make! Here’s the full lineup:

ROOMMATES by Jeff Bender Read by Alex C Ferrill

RED SHOES by Jax Bischof Read by Kate Chadwick

STILL LIFE by Mara Sonnenschein Read by Amber Bogdewiecz

TRAFFIC JAM by Manuel Martinez Read by Ryan Ervin

DO DAYS by Vito Racanelli Read by E James Ford

Make a note in your diaries - that's 7pm on Wednesday, 4th February at KGB Bar in the East Village. Entrance is completely free, and we’ll also be featuring our regular literary trivia quiz at the intermission, with book prizes!

And if you're interested in submitting a piece to us for our next theme, we're currently seeking submissions for our next edition – the theme is Kiss & Breakup, and the deadline is Saturday, 28th February. Stories should be between 800 and 3000 words long, unpublished, and all interpretations are welcome – just see our submissions page for full guidelines.

01/06/2015

We couldn't ask for a better start to 2015! Liars' League NYC has been included in Time Out's latest list of New York's Best Reading Series - so thanks to Time Out's amazing Books Editor Tiffany Gibert, who just made our year - and we're only five days in! We'd urge you to check out some of the other fantastic series on the list as well - we're delighted to be in such great company.

And don't forget, we're accepting submissions for our first event of the New Year until Wednesday, 14th January - the theme is Entrances & Exits, and one story could be selected for broadcast on the BBC! Full details can be found on our website - good luck, and hope to see you at the show in February!

12/30/2014

As you might be aware, we’re accepting submissions for our first show of the New Year – themed ENTRANCES & EXITS. What we’re excited to reveal is that we’re currently working with production company Heavy Entertainment, who are producing a show for BBC Radio 4 – and one of this month’s submissions could be recorded for broadcast later in 2015 in the BBC’s Short Readings slot. The writer of the broadcast story will be paid, and also reach literally millions of listeners across the world. Which is, you know, nice.

We’re accepting pieces between 800 and 3000 words long, but to be eligible for the broadcast slot (which will ultimately be selected by Heavy Entertainment from our shortlist) your story should be in the region of 2500 words, set in New York, and of course still relevant to the Entrances & Exits theme. Also, they’re looking for an USA-based writer for that slot – though all other writers will be considered for the Entrances & Exits show itself. So it’d help if you mentioned whether you’re based in the USA – stories will be judged anonymously otherwise as usual.

We’re extending the deadline even further to allow for this rather exciting opportunity – it will now be Wednesday, 14th January. Send your submissions to info@liarsleaguenyc.com – any questions, just drop us a line. Good luck!